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Athens: Its Rise and Fall, originally published in 1837, is the
most important and readable of the Victorian histories of ancient
Greece. It stands alongside Macauley and Carlyle as a great
historical work of British Romanticism, and anticipates the
thinking of George Grote and John Stuart Mill on Greek history by
over a decade. Originally published in two volumes, this new
one-volume edition includes the text of the never-before published
'third volume' on which he was working at the time of his death,
recently rediscovered by Oxford academic Oswyn Murray. An absolute
must for any scholar of ancient Greece.
Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton was once Britain's most famous historical
novelist, rivalling and outselling Dickens in his day. His
best-known book was "The Last Days of Pompeii"; yet he was also
responsible for a great work of history. "Athens: Its Rise and
Fall", originally published in 1837, is one of the most important
and readable of the Victorian histories of ancient Greece. It
stands alongside Macauley and Carlyle as a great historical work of
British Romanticism, and anticipates the thinking of George Grote
and John Stuart Mill on Greek history by over a decade. Routledge
is reissuing this influential work, as 2003 is the bicentenary of
Bulwer-Lytton's birth. This new edition includes the text of a
never-before published "third volume", recently discovered by
Oxford academic, Oswyn Murray.
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Last Days of Pompeii (Hardcover)
Edward Bulwer-Lytton; Illustrated by Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers
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R318
R240
Discovery Miles 2 400
Save R78 (25%)
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Bulwer-Lytton's story of fictional events in Pompeii in the days
leading up to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which destroyed the
city. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colourful
comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger
readers. This edition also includes a biography of Edward
Bulwer-Lytton, theme discussions and study questions, which can be
used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader
in the work at hand.
Classic Victorian tale of the last days of Pompeii, doomed city
that lay at the feet of Mount Vesuvius. From poets to flower-girls,
gladiators to Roman tribunes, here is a plausible story of their
lives, their loves, and the tragic fate that awaited them.
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Zanoni (Paperback)
Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
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R272
Discovery Miles 2 720
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This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the
classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer
them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so
that everyone can enjoy them.
A legendary book, which was the starting point for the genre of
science fiction, Theosophy, the New Age, The Force, and modern day
conspiracy theories. It's tale of a subterranean Master Race, able
to control a mysterious energy force, called the Vril. It inspired
the Vril Society in Germany and beyond, and was believe by many to
be very thinly disguised reality. You owe it to yourself to peruse
this highly entertaining and engaging seminal work, and see where
many of our widely held beliefs today were spawned
Bulwer-Lytton is legend nowadays for the qualities of his prose:
but we find his prose attractive, in its languid way; and certainly
the man was a profound thinker. Vril is a mysterious energy used by
Lytton's subterranean race -- refugees from the deluge that
submerged Atlantis -- to power their advanced civilization.
Generations of occultists have mistaken this bit of business for
something other than fiction; and still more generations of science
fiction writers have recycled the novel's plot. Vril is a book of
strong interest to anyone doing a scholarly study of the evolution
of SF; it's also a novel well worth reading in its own right.
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